COUNTDOWN TO EURO 2004 CHAMPIONSHIP: BATTLE OF THE STRIKERS

FOOTBALL fever is upon us with only two weeks to go to Euro 2004. The crunch match in England's group is the battle against cup- holders France. Here PAUL GALLAGHER presents our alternative match -

Prada hand-bags and Gucci shoes at the ready ...it's the Footballers Wives' glamour tie.

SUZI WALKER, 31, married to goalkeeper IAN WALKER, 32, (Leicester City). The former Page Three girl knows what it's like to make a big impression - she adds a touch of glamour to the team.

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9/10

TONI POOLE, 23, dating defender JOHN TERRY, 23, (Chelsea). Likes to be at home when Terry's playing away. Game girl but could be drop- ped at any moment.

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7/10

KELLY HOPPEN, 44, interior designer, dating SOL CAMPBELL, 29, (Arsenal). OO LA LA RATING

5/10

LAUREN POPE, 20, glamour model, dating defender KIERON DYER, 25, (Newcastle). She gives a boost to any team.

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8/10

ALEX CURRAN, 21, engaged to midfielder STEVEN GERRARD, 24, (Liverpool). They have a daughter, Lily, three months. Her "Liverpool chic" style is a no-no.

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4/10

ELEN RIVES, 27, is dating mid-fielder FRANK LAM-PARD, 25, (Chelsea). Every team needs someone with glamour.

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JULIE NEVILLE, 28, heiress, married to defender PHIL NEVILL, 27. (Manchester United). The couple have a son, Harvey, three, and a daughter, Isabella, one. Beauty and the Beast?

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9/10

CLAIRE SCHOLES, 28, married to midfielder PAUL SCHOLES, 29, (Manchester United). The couple have a son Aaron, four, and a daughter Alicia, three. Despite covering up she still proves she's one yummy mummy.

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8/10

VICTORIA BECKHAM, 30, married to midfielder DAVID BECKHAM, 29, (Real Madrid). Two sons, Brooklyn, five, and Romeo, one.

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LOUISE BONSALL, 21, engaged to striker MICHAEL OWEN, 24, (Liver- pool). They have a daughter, Gemma, one. Louise is sweet, caring and committed, but struggles in the style stakes.

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COLEEN McLOUGHLIN, 18, engaged to striker WAYNE ROONEY, 18, (Everton). She holds her own in com-parison to her Gallic count- erparts... she's still only in her teens but she's one classy lady.

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9/10

AURELIE SAHA, 23, married to striker LOUIS SAHA, 25, (Man United). They have a son, Stanley, two.

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6/10

NICOLE MERRY, 23, actress, married to striker THIERRY HENRY, 26, (Arsenal). The girl has plenty of "Va Va Voom". OO LA LA RATING

9/10

SHERI PLAZA, 35, dating PATRICK VIEIRA, 27, (Ars- enal). Nice clothes, but she'll stand out like a Turkish Delight on a plate of truffles.

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VERONIQUE ZIDANE, 33, dancer, married to ZINEDINE ZIDANE, 31, (Real Madrid). They have three sons, Enzo, eight, Luca, six, and Theo, two.

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5/10

ELSA LUNG-HINI, 31, pop star, dating defender BIXENTE LIZARAZU, 34, (Bayern Munich). Like her partner, Elsa won't win any individual awards but is a solid part of the team .

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5/10

SANDRA THURAM, 30, married to defender LILIAN THURAM, 32, (Juventus). They have a son, Marcus, six. The dress is calam-itous.

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6/10

JESSICA LEMARIE, 25, model, dating midfielder ROBERT PIRES, 30, (Arsenal). Late substitution for Pires's TV presenter wife Nathalie.

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4/10

SEVERINE SILVESTRE, 27, married to defender MIKAEL SILVESTRE, 26, (Man United). They have a daughter, Evy, two. You could argue that the rest of the team carry her. And you'd be right. Looks good next to Mikael but so would Lisa Riley.

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2/10

VIRGINIE DESAILLY, 37, married to defender MARCEL DESAILLY, 35, (Chelsea), captain. They have three children - Virgil, eight, Marvin, six, and Victoria, four.

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3/10

ORPHELIE WINTER, 29, actress, dating goalie FABIEN BARTHEZ, 32, (Marseille). God only knows why she ditched pop star Prince for this Morph lookalike.

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9/10

AGATHE DE LA FONTAINE, 33, actress, is married to midfielder EMMANUEL PETIT, 33, (Chelsea). With a pout to make Keira Knightley sit up and weep, Agathe turns more heads than a fortnight at Wimbledon. The star of 9-and-a-Weeks Part II is the complete package.

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8/10

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